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This a.m's hunt started off very slow which had me worried . No deer were spotted until 9:22 a.m had two bucks cruse by one half rack and a eight pt. which I might have shot if he had gone the same path as his buddy . About 10:00 am I heard Mrs.Mule1 put the smack down on something . I gathered my junk and head to her stand which is about 3/4 mile as the crow flies . She wasn't sure if she had hit it or not but I instantly found blood . I don't know how this bugger traveled the 80 plus yards it did but here he is . And Nana aint no horn hunter this was the fifth buck she saw from 9:30 to 10:00 ![[Linked Image]](http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh170/hardinvl/photo_zps59234a55.jpg)
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congrats on a nice buck! I'm headed out in another 15 minutes with lil man to see if we can find the nice buck we saw yesterday.
last night we saw several does and a little forky. lil man begged me to shoot them. I reminded him we have all month to hunt so we might as well enjoy it. hopefully he is taking notes. good luck to everyone who can make it in the field already!
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Congratulations Mrs. Mule1.
Ryan,you are teaching him well.Proud of that.
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Rock on Mrs. Mule! Care to autograph my rifle for me? Man, am I getting pumped. Tom-did you get out on your metro bow hunt last night? 'Drove through on of the metro parks (Murphy Hanrehan) that had a permit draw archery hunt goint this weekend. Saw a doe and a fawn sneeking around. Sure gets you going!
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Rock on Mrs. Mule! Care to autograph my rifle for me? Man, am I getting pumped. Tom-did you get out on your metro bow hunt last night? 'Drove through on of the metro parks (Murphy Hanrehan) that had a permit draw archery hunt goint this weekend. Saw a doe and a fawn sneeking around. Sure gets you going! I almost ran over a HUGE buck on my mountain bike there late this summer. He was NOT happy with me.
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No, I didn't get out yesterday. I ended up working 11 hours. I do have a few signs of life from up north though. ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/WGI_0154_zps87a3f6e7.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/WGI_0155_zps088a1dd3.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/WGI_0152_zpsfc7081a1.jpg) Maybe a once in a lifetime pic? ] ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/WGI_0151_zpsc8b0c81b.jpg) The buck in the back is pretty big and this is the only pic I have of him. no bears this time.
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got the stands put up ,rifles sighted in,brush thinned out. forearms are absolutely chewed up by thorns,both me and my son. looks like I was attacked by a pack of wildcats. 
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This a.m's hunt started off very slow which had me worried . No deer were spotted until 9:22 a.m had two bucks cruse by one half rack and a eight pt. which I might have shot if he had gone the same path as his buddy . About 10:00 am I heard Mrs.Mule1 put the smack down on something . I gathered my junk and head to her stand which is about 3/4 mile as the crow flies . She wasn't sure if she had hit it or not but I instantly found blood . I don't know how this bugger traveled the 80 plus yards it did but here he is . And Nana aint no horn hunter this was the fifth buck she saw from 9:30 to 10:00 Excellent! It's going to be a long week in MN, no?
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Excellent!
It's going to be a long week in MN, no?
For sure!
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Weather forecast calls for snow Friday overnight, about .80 of an inch, more on Sunday, lows on Sat of 18 high of 31. NW winds 16-26.
Wind could keep them bedded down.
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It'll keep me bedded down too. I have a good windy spot in a cedar swamp. I'll be there probably.
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Tzone...great cams pics! Those way nort bucks sure get the bodies compared to ours....Hope all the Minnesota guys n gals get some sleep this week...:)
We eat organic in our house, we just have to shoot and gut it first.....
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Do you Minnesotans hit the peak of the rut during your gun deer season?
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Muley & Doe,
Nice going, he'll eat just nicely.
We're not horn hunters either !!
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Do you Minnesotans hit the peak of the rut during your gun deer season? Yes, I experience peak rut during deer rifle season.
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Three of us sat a combined 32 hours, over the weekend. Total deer sighted = 0  Minimal pics on the 2 trail cams & all between 9pm & midnight.  THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
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